Almost Any Movie, No Matter How Original,

Even When I Was Making The First 'paranormal Activity,' I Didn't Tell Anyone I Was Making It, Not My Friends Or Neighbors Or Co-workers. I Just Kind Of Found That There Was Nothing To Gain By Announcing To The World That You're Doing Something.

Even If You Look At The 'paranormal Activity' Movies, At The End Of The Movie Things Get Really Crazy And Nutty, But They All Start In A Very Mundane Situation That People Can Relate To, And That's Also To Some Degree What We Tried To Do In 'chernobyl Diaries.

In Many Cases Your Imagination Is Much More Effective Than What Can Be Shown. It Primes You To Know Something Is About To Happen - The Anticipation And Anxiety Is Worse Than What Ends Up Happening.

Usually I Don't Find Gore Or Slasher Films Scary. What Works For Me Is The Slower Build Where You Are Tightening The Noose Around The Situation Until You Are Running Out Of Options And Then Really Have No Idea What To Do.

After I Watched 'the Exorcist' I Refused To Watch Any Other Movie That Had Anything To Do With Ghosts Or Demons. I Didn't Even Watch 'ghostbusters' Until I Was Much Older.